Telegraph Football Europe 18/19: Most selected players in each position

September 17, 2018

Telegraph Football Europe 18/19: Most selected players in each position

The Champions League returns tomorrow night so now is the perfect time to put your managerial skills to the test and pick a Telegraph Fantasy Football team.

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As we all know, getting off to a strong start is critical in any fantasy football game and Telegraph Fantasy Football Europe 18/19 is no different. Tinkering with formations, studying all of the group stage fixtures and trying to fit your desired players within the £50m budget isn’t as easy as it looks and many managers ended up getting it horribly wrong.

If you’re struggling to know where to start, don’t panic, using the most-selected players feature gives you an idea of who your competitors think might perform well this season.

Goalkeepers

20% – Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) £3.5m

15% – Alisson (Liverpool) £3.6m

12% – Edison Moraes (Manchester City) £3.8m

8% – Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) £3.7m

7% – Marc Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona) £3.9m

Defenders

29% – Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) £3.8m

27% – Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City) £3.8m

21% – Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) £3.6m

18% – Marcelo (Real Madrid) £4.5m

14% – Jose Giminez (Atletico Madrid) £2.9m

Midfielders

39% – Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) £5.9m

36% – Sadio Mane (Liverpool) £5.0m

25% – Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) £6.0m

21% – Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) £5.7m

16% – Luka Modric (Real Madrid) £4.6m

Strikers

31% – Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) – £7.0m

29% – Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – £6.9m

24% – Kylian Mbappe (Paris St. Germain) – £6.2m

21% – Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) – £6.3m

19% – Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) – £5.7m

Pick a team for the Champions League edition of Telegraph Fantasy Football before scoring starts at 5.55pm tomorrow (Tuesday, September 18).